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Forensics Firm DNV Tapped to Probe Mexico City Subway Collapse

Jim Parsons

May 9, 2021

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Details about the investigation into the May 3 crash will be revealed May 10.

Transit

Four Teams Shortlisted for $2B Newark Airport AirTrain Replacement

Jim Parsons

May 6, 2021

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Heavy hitters lead bidders in last sprint for Port Authority of NY-NJ project. LaGuardia Airport $2B Manhattan transit link is speculated to bid before year end, with contract award possible in early 2022.

COVID-19 and Construction

OSHA Imposes New Guidance For Employer-Required COVID-19 Vaccines

Contractors criticize mandate to classify adverse reactions as recordable safety incidents

Jeff Yoders

May 3, 2021

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Contractors, construction industry groups say guidance contradicts administration's desire to encourage employees to get vaccinated.

Federal Policy

Biden's Next 100 Days: Major Impacts Expected for the Construction Industry

April 30, 2021

The months ahead are expected to generate plenty of legislative and regulatory actions with major impact for construction.

Power Grid Upgrade Technology Gets $8.25B Federal Boost

Mary B. Powers

April 28, 2021

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US Energy Dept. cites report of 22 'shovel ready' high-voltage transmission and clean-energy link projects valued at $33 billion, but analysis claims half won't be built 'near term' due to planning and permitting hurdles.

Workforce

Viewpoint: Imagine What's Possible in Construction Sector Diversity—and Do It!

Susan Eisenberg, IBEW member

April 28, 2021

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Push reset so underrepresented groups can fit into workplaces historically designed to exclude them, or, at best, were designed without them, says a veteran union electrician.

Commentary

Viewpoint: An Easy Way Contractors Can Stop Project Profits From Shrinking

Thomas C. Schleifer PhD

April 27, 2021

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Trying to determine the exact percentage of completion of a construction project in progress is like stating the exact location of a moving train.

Workforce Management

AEC Sector Envisions, and Debates, How Remote and Temporary Becomes Real and Permanent

Scott Blair Bruce Buckley

Debra K. Rubin

Scott Van Voorhis

April 22, 2021

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As precautions and vaccines enable industry's return to pre-virus existence, participants see workplace adaptations as long needed and here to stay.

Top 500 Design Firms: Designing for the New Normal

Jonathan Keller

April 22, 2021

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The ENR Top 500 Design Firms spent 2020 adapting to a pandemic. How will they evolve to take on what comes next?

Environmental Policy

White House, Congress Accelerate Push To Fix Widespread PFAS Pollution

Mary B. Powers

April 21, 2021

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Feds promise millions more for study, cleanup and control of 'forever' chemicals,' joining states in ramped-up scrutiny; EPA tasked to develop whole agency strategy by mid August, but Wisconsin manufacturers sue state over planned regulation